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Japanese Music (Pop, rock and all 'dat) |OT|

Jintor

Member
sweet found the option.

yeah so i'm gonna buy...

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I'm feel susceptible so why not try and sell me on something? I'm inclined to buy some more shoegaze (maybe a Luminous Orange album?) but i dunno steer my purchasing habits JPMuGAF
 

Kurita

Member
sweet found the option.

yeah so i'm gonna buy...

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I'm feel susceptible so why not try and sell me on something? I'm inclined to buy some more shoegaze (maybe a Luminous Orange album?) but i dunno steer my purchasing habits JPMuGAF
Get Radwimps's latest album too if you're getting Kimi no Ha's OST.
I think they called the album Human Bloom for overseas.

Also, Suchmos - The Kids

Man I'm checking the American store, it's barebones when it comes to Japanese music. A ton of stuff I want to recommend that just isn't on there.
The Australian iTunes seems to be better from what I can see, not sure why you don't use it? They have Radwimps, Polka Dot Singray... and stuff I recommend like Awesome City Club, Ame no Parade, Kinoko Teikoku, Boku no Lyric no Bouyomi etc...
 

Jintor

Member
Get Radwimps's latest album too if you're getting Kimi no Ha's OST.
I think they called the album Human Bloom for overseas.

Also, Suchmos - The Kids

Man I'm checking the American store, it's barebones when it comes to Japanese music. A ton of stuff I want to recommend that just isn't on there.
The Australian iTunes seems to be better from what I can see, not sure why you don't use it? They have Radwimps, Polka Dot Singray... and stuff I recommend like Awesome City Club, Ame no Parade, Kinoko Teikoku, Boku no Lyric no Bouyomi etc...

could go another kinoko teikoku album, i have their first and the one with cats on it... i don't really use itunes because... uh... no good reason really. I mean, that's where my other kero kero bonito album lives.

pity i don't like their debut album
 

Jintor

Member
cool so amazon still doesn't want my money i guess, or rather they have my money because i loaded it full of gift cards but i ceebs deleting my card/address info in some idiotic convoluted bullshit so i guess i'll just spend it on a videogame or something

itunes it is (significantly more expensive tho)
 

Jintor

Member
so kimi no na wa ost is like AU$24 on itunes but works out to like $15 on Amazon except well i can't really buy it on amazon without a lot of fucking around with accounts and shit

sigh
 

llehuty

Member
スダンナユズユリー / OH BOY
This new E-Girl subunit, which is also a Happiness subunit, is so redundant. It's nice seeing some of the dancers getting some lines, but this could have been integrated in the full group or as part of Happiness release. Moreso, when the sound they are doing here isn't that much different from the one of their main groups. It's not a remarkable song either, so not a big loss anyway.

Alos, dabbing needs to die.
 

llehuty

Member
Having a million groups/sub-units doing the same thing is an idols/Exile tradition

Yeah, it looks they are going the Exile path. It's a shame, because up until some months ago, E-girls and its subunits had a clear concept going on, now all of them are doing the same thing, with the worst offender being the new direction they gave to Flower.
 

Zoe

Member
Hah, I guess I've been ignoring LDH for too long cause that wasn't bad. I just always found those groups (including Exile) to be so boring.
 

broz0rs

Member
I've been able to get into most of Japanese popular music, but I've never been a fan of the entire Exile/E-girls catalogue. I just feel they try way too hard and looks awkward to me. However, I think RYUSEI is one of the all time bangers in any language.
 

llehuty

Member
E-girls / Highschool &#9825; love <--- This guilty pleasure and its infectious chorus with that subtle electric guitar.
E-girls / RYDEEN &#12316;Dance All Night&#12316; <-- Latin inspired greatness
E-girls / &#21046;&#26381;&#12480;&#12531;&#12473; &#65374;E.G. Anthem -WE ARE VENUS-&#65374; <-- Their dance only numbers are also very good (sometimes better than the song they are attached to, lol)

Happiness / &#12300;JUICY LOVE&#12301; Music Video &#12316;Short ver.&#12316; <-- This one really clicks with me, a well rounded pop song.
Happiness / magic&#12394;love <-- Perfection, but not a surprise with Shinichi Osawa/Mondo Grosso producing.

Flower&#12288;&#12302;&#29105;&#24111;&#39770;&#12398;&#28057;&#12303;
Flower&#12288;&#12302;&#31179;&#39080;&#12398;&#12450;&#12531;&#12469;&#12540;&#12303;
Flower &#12302;&#22826;&#38525;&#12392;&#21521;&#26085;&#33909;&#12303;
Flower so good. They really nail the lyrical/classy stuff. Nothing more to add, really.

Dream's releases are whatever.
 

Lotto

Member
On the other hand I hated it. The only song I liked was Earache, the rest is really boring, doesn't sound like them at all, it's very darkwave/downtempo, missing the whole jazz/math rock style.

They've done the jazz/math rock style for 3 albums, was getting kind of bored of that myself. Afterglow still sounds very much their style. This album feels more cohesive to me, probably because it's only 5 songs.
 

Jintor

Member
blocked in au :( :( :(

i'll watch it when i can be bothered going to a workaround site

hey kurita this boku no lyric no bouyomi stuff is pretty good ey
 
&#12473;&#12480;&#12531;&#12490;&#12518;&#12474;&#12518;&#12522;&#12540; / OH BOY
This new E-Girl subunit, which is also a Happiness subunit, is so redundant. It's nice seeing some of the dancers getting some lines, but this could have been integrated in the full group or as part of Happiness release. Moreso, when the sound they are doing here isn't that much different from the one of their main groups. It's not a remarkable song either, so not a big loss anyway.

Alos, dabbing needs to die.

I actually liked this, it could've been better but it's good. If they tuned down some of the instrumental idk. All of these sub-units have so much potential but something is missing each time.
 

Kurita

Member
Started my day with the new Suiyoubi no Campanella. Preeeeetty solid album, better than UMA overall. I'm not sold on a couple of songs yet (namely &#12458;&#12491;&#12515;&#12531;&#12467;&#12509;&#12531; and &#12481;&#12531;&#12462;&#12473;&#12539;&#12495;&#12531;) but I can see them growing on me. On the other hand I like &#12459;&#12513;&#12495;&#12513;&#12495;&#22823;&#29579; (which I guess was already released but I didn't listen to it), &#19990;&#38463;&#24357;, &#22338;&#26412;&#40845;&#39340; and &#12481;&#12515;&#12483;&#12503;&#12522;&#12531; a lot! &#12450;&#12510;&#12494;&#12454;&#12474;&#12513; is a nice tune too.
And &#19968;&#20241;&#12373;&#12435; is already one of their greatest songs ever, what a jam, jesus christ!
So yeah, I'm happy with that release.
 
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x419iye

reminder of the time that Ebichu dressed up like sukeban and totally killed shit in a total downpour at kishidan banpaku

pretty much THE definitive performance of &#22823;&#20154;&#12399;&#12431;&#12363;&#12387;&#12390;&#12367;&#12428;&#12394;&#12356;

e: reports say she had acute viral encephalitis. fucking brutal
 

broz0rs

Member
e: reports say she had acute viral encephalitis. fucking brutal

oh damn.. I'm actually a survivor of viral encephalitis. I thought I was going to die for sure when I had it, and it took me a year to recover from it. I actually don't know if I'm back to my former self, but in any case, it's a brutal illness and I feel bad for anybody that suffers from it.
 

Kansoku

Member
Started my day with the new Suiyoubi no Campanella. Preeeeetty solid album, better than UMA overall. I'm not sold on a couple of songs yet (namely &#12458;&#12491;&#12515;&#12531;&#12467;&#12509;&#12531; and &#12481;&#12531;&#12462;&#12473;&#12539;&#12495;&#12531;) but I can see them growing on me. On the other hand I like &#12459;&#12513;&#12495;&#12513;&#12495;&#22823;&#29579; (which I guess was already released but I didn't listen to it), &#19990;&#38463;&#24357;, &#22338;&#26412;&#40845;&#39340; and &#12481;&#12515;&#12483;&#12503;&#12522;&#12531; a lot! &#12450;&#12510;&#12494;&#12454;&#12474;&#12513; is a nice tune too.
And &#19968;&#20241;&#12373;&#12435; is already one of their greatest songs ever, what a jam, jesus christ!
So yeah, I'm happy with that release.

Feel mostly the same. Don't like &#12458;&#12491;&#12515;&#12531;&#12467;&#12509;&#12531; and &#12481;&#12531;&#12462;&#12473;&#12539;&#12495;&#12531;, love &#19990;&#38463;&#24357;, &#22338;&#26412;&#40845;&#39340;, &#12481;&#12515;&#12483;&#12503;&#12522;&#12531; and &#12450;&#12510;&#12494;&#12454;&#12474;&#12513;. Already loved the SUPERKID singles. The only thing I differ is that &#19968;&#20241;&#12373;&#12435; is quite meh to me.
 

Kurita

Member
As long as the Youtube/Youpak trick still works you'll be able to watch them

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Oh shit! ONE OK ROCK are releasing a new 3 songs CD, only available during their Ambitions tour
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1.Skyfall
2.Right by your side
3.Manhattan Beach
I need iiiiiiit.
Hope the songs will be available some way...
 

Peru

Member
New tricot albummmmmmmmmmm


We are pleased to announce our new album "3" will be released on 19th May (17th May in Japan)!!

"3" will be released from Big Scary Monsters(@bsmrocks) in the UK and Topshelf Records(@topshelfrecords) in the U.S.!! Don't miss it!!
 

Kurita

Member
9mm Parabellum Bullet to release their 7th album, BABEL, on May 10th. Every song is written by the guitarist this time, just like their old albums.
Tracklist, no album art yet tho
01. &#12525;&#12531;&#12464;&#12539;&#12464;&#12483;&#12489;&#12496;&#12452;
02. Story of Glory
03. I.C.R.A
04. &#12460;&#12521;&#12473;&#12398;&#34903;&#12398;&#12450;&#12522;&#12473;
05. &#30496;&#12426;&#23019;
06. &#28779;&#12398;&#40165;
07. Everyone is fighting on this stage of Lonely
08. &#12496;&#12505;&#12523;&#12398;&#12371;&#12393;&#12418;&#12383;&#12385;
09. &#12507;&#12527;&#12452;&#12488;&#12450;&#12454;&#12488;
10. &#12381;&#12428;&#12363;&#12425;
 

Kurita

Member
Oh wow, ONE OK ROCK announced big new guests for their Ambitions tour : 9mm Parabellum Bullet, Mr.Children, Aimer, Mongol800 and Suchmos.
That's one huge tour.

And on top of that Ambitions just became their best selling album ever in Japan, which is pretty nuts considering it got released less than a month ago. Didn't expect them to beat Jinsei x Boku which was a super long seller. They really are unstoppable at this point, I'm already looking forward to what they'll do next.
 

ISOM

Member
I really want to get into Japanese music. Is there any streaming service that offers a large Japanese catalog including new releases?

And another question, is there any that offer the ability to listen to samples of the music so that I can see if I want to buy it or not. Thanks for the help.
 

Kurita

Member
I really want to get into Japanese music. Is there any streaming service that offers a large Japanese catalog including new releases?

And another question, is there any that offer the ability to listen to samples of the music so that I can see if I want to buy it or not. Thanks for the help.

Unless you're in Japan not really. Spotify's Japanese music catalogue is pretty limited overseas. It's getting better though I guess, so you can check it. Spotify has a free version.
 

Ryuukan

Member
I really want to get into Japanese music. Is there any streaming service that offers a large Japanese catalog including new releases?

And another question, is there any that offer the ability to listen to samples of the music so that I can see if I want to buy it or not. Thanks for the help.

Have you tried Apple Music?

iTunes lets you sample tracks, there's a ton of kurita bands on the US iTunes Store
 

Elwainen

Member
guys i cant listen to j pop no more. Everything i used to watch/listen to is now gone from youtube and i cant even stream it anymore since xiami is now blocked in the US and my account got mysteriously erased.
Why is all the kpop available everywhere but the jpop disappears more and more. It isn't fair (&#12387;&#728;&#809;&#9581;&#9582;&#728;&#809;)&#12387;
 
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